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R (O’Connell) v (1) Parole Board and (2) Home Secretary

Author / Contributor: Kris Gledhill
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R (O’Connell) v (1) Parole Board and (2) Home Secretary
   
Issue: Whether Art 5(4) ECHR applied to the decision as to whether to release an extended sentence prisoner; whether Art 5(4) or common law required an oral hearing in front of the Parole Board
   
Court: Court of Appeal
   
Reference:   C1/2007/2713
   
Neutral Citation:   [2009] EWCA Civ 575
   
Judge(s): Laws, Maurice Kay and Sullivan LJJ
   
Date: 23 April 2009